Those Darlins As Not A Girl Band

By Sarah Cobarrubias in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 30, 2010 2:40PM

The gals from Those Darlins are far from darling, but you probably already guessed that from their picture. A more appropriate term for this unruly all-girl trio might be ‘hot mess.’ But we wouldn’t dare call them a ‘girl band,’ mostly because we’re scared they’d be waiting for us outside with baseball bats and sweetly sinister smiles. Made up of members Jessi, Nikki and Kelly Darlin, the band hails from Murfreesboro, TN, so their brand of garage/punk is blended with shades of twangy, dirty down-south country, sounding like the love child of Patsy Cline and The Clash.

These sassy ladies are coming to Chicago in September, and they’re known for giving rowdy, spunky performances fueled by drunken pep and a sultry stage presence. Maybe their show is such a damn good time, because they’re all about having fun, and they play fast and loose songs about country living and crooked teeth (“Snaggletooth Mama”) and getting drunk and eating an entire chicken (“The Whole Damn Thing”). The show is still three months away, but don’t wait until the last minute to buy your tickets - with the way the Darlins are stealing hearts lately, they’re likely to sell out early.

Those Darlins plays Wednesday, Sept 22 at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N Lincoln, 9pm, $12 preorder or $14 at the door, 18+